During a rare public talk last week in Washington, Lieutenant General Larry D. James, the US Air Force’s Deputy Chief for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance let on that “sustainment” of the UAS fleet is his next big task. Continue reading
Category Archives: Data Links & Communications
US Army Moves Ahead on Manned-Unmanned Teaming
The US Army is taking a multi-pronged approach to upgrading its rotary-wing and unmanned aircraft fleets, investing in technologies that will not only allow helicopter pilots to monitor feeds from UAS, but also operate the sensors and weapon systems from safe distances. Continue reading
Pentagon Eyes Deals With Satellite Industry to Fill Demand for UAS Communications
A group of Pentagon officials was given three months to come up with a plan to boost the supply of satellite bandwidth that is needed to support the military’s growing fleet of unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Gilat Announces Lightweight Compact Satellite Communications Solution for UAS
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has unveiled its new lightweight integrated airborne satellite communications solution for UAS. Continue reading
US Army Federated Universal Synchronization Engine (FUSE)
The US Army has released an overview of how the Federated Universal Synchronisation Engine (FUSE) is designed to operate. Continue reading
Ittiam Announces Full HD Low Latency Video Streaming Solution
Ittiam has unveiled its latest low latency server-client streaming solution, which delivers high quality, full HD video (1080p60) at less than 70 milliseconds and less than 60 milliseconds for 720p60 video. Continue reading
Airware Offers Complete OS for Commercial UAS
Airware, from Newport Beach, California, aims to give commercial companies an easy-to-use development platform that will get their purpose-built UAS up and flying in no time. Airware’s platform comprises both on-board hardware and software, according to founder Jonathan Downey. Continue reading
Japan Drones & Guardtime Team to Deliver Keyless Signatures for UAS
Guardtime, a provider of Keyless Signature Infrastructure (KSI) technology for the authentication of electronic data, announced that it is partnering with Japan Drones, a developer of custom software for miniature Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) selling into the Japanese market. Continue reading